AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from Latin America

In the week that was in Latin America, an AP investigation disclosed that the water venues for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic games have dangerously high levels of viruses and bacteria from human sewage. The Rodrigo de Freitas Lake, which was largely cleaned up in recent years, was thought be safe for rowers and canoers. Yet AP tests found its waters to be among the most polluted for Olympic sites.

In Nicaragua, revelers celebrated the festivities of Managua's patron Saint, Santo Domingo de Guzman.

In Lima, Hussars handed over their horses in order to take a quick bathroom break during independence day celebrations. The Apache Star powerboat broke a record motoring from Florida to Cuba.